Brison will face withering examination from defence lawyers for Norman, who have focused on Brison’s role in pausing a $700-million navy supply ship procurement, Platt wrote. The vice admiral is facing a criminal charge of breach of trust for allegedly leaking cabinet secrets about the project.

Last month, the Crown outlined its witness list, which includes Brison. Here is the full list (it didn’t come in an electronic form so hard copy pages had to be scanned). Of note, former Defence Minister Peter MacKay is supposed to be called as a witness but only to verify various documents: